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Originally Posted by Tithesmeister
All of those apostles just needed Brother Nicodemus to show them a more perfect way.
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What perfect way?
A lot of this back and forth is boiled down to childish back and forth banter. One man says never to use titles or positions when mentioning another bro. or sis. because it shows too much adoration to a man/women. Another man says I prefer to a call a pastor that name because that's what he is to me. I said Ill use those positions out of respect for the office, and immediately, Im not humble, Im lifting man up.
If you use the word pastor, elder, bishop, overseer, prophet, evangelist, apostle, teacher do you feel like you are lost? Do you feel like you're causing another brother to be lost? If you desire just to call everyone bro. or sis. go ahead, if you feel better using the positions that is in the Bible do that then.
Every position has a place in God, there is a reason why God spoke them in the word, every office is important in the word of God. I would be concerned with an individual that decides which office is more worthy than another. Every minister is a servant, and that individual will operate where God has called him, some are apostles, some are prophets, some are pastors, some are evangelists, and some are teachers. Each special in this kingdom. Don't belittle the office, God set this in motion.